Package-tie.



LT. NIELSON.

PACKAGE TIE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. l1, 1911.

Patented Aug. 6, 1918.

JOHN T. MELSON, OF LAUREL, DELAWARE, ASSIGNOR OF VALIANT, ONE-menanltro ALBERT ELLIS, ALLoF LAUREL, DELAWARE.

PACKAGE-TIE.

package, the tie member operating to exert a tension vas well as a positive securing 'actionY relatively to the cord or binder which is passed around the ackage to resist accidentalloosening or isengagement during transportation of a package, as for instance through the mails. A further object of the invention is to provide a package tie with a locking member having a structure that will permita ready over-turning movement' of the said member and also receive portions o 'f' the windings of the cord or binder within the body thereof to'provide for a close Jassociation of the. fastener and cord or binder and to prevent slipping or ydisplacement of the fastener or locking member out of engagingrelation with the cord'or binder, the tie Abeing easily disengaged by a reverse overturning operation Iof the fastener'for locking member when it isdesired to release the cord or binder from the package. A still further object ofthe invention'is to provide a package tie comprising a binder'or cord i and a fastener or locking'member of such ingV or locking member in the irst`position construction that it will not cut or readily wear out the saidcord or binder and thereby permit repeateduse of the improved device in connection with a 'number ofpackages with material advantages in the cost of devices of this class. i K

' The inventionfconsists in the construction and arrangement of the tie member or'fastener whichwill be morefully hereinafter describedIandrclaimed. j v In the drawings l Y .Figure 1 is a perspective view of a package showing a binder or cord applied thereto and provided with the improved'tie secur- Specication of Lettersvlatent. Application filed September 17, 1917. SeriaINo. 191,787.

` and particularly adapted to secure a` cord passed about a ari-inse Patented A11-g.- e, 191s.

in fulllines prior tothe overturning move-` ment thereof.; v l j Y lFigfQ is Vafview similar toV Fig. 1 showing the binder orcord completely .applied tothe package land the tie securing lorliloc'ki'ng member in complet-ely overturned positionand diagonally pushed under' they crossed portions of the cord or binder. v Y.

Fi'. Sis a view similar to Figs. 1`landf2 showing the tie securing or locking member overturned under the 'crossedportions of ONE-EIGHTH TO WILLIAM E. H. PHILLIPS, AND ONEF-EIGHTI-I TO WILBER P.v

the binder Aor cord and Vshiftedin'to the final.

locking position.' Y Y F'g. 4 is ay detail-r perspective` viewbf the` improved tie securing or locking member.

The numeraly 5 represents a-cord orbinder of any suitable length and diameter having a 'securing tie 'or locking member 6 attached to one end thereof and preferablyformed of wood shaped to providetheiseveral structural features that A,will now'be described." The seL curing tie ortlocking member 6 is of symmetrical' 'contour and vcomprises oppositely beveled or tapered extremities 'l'v and 8 with a centraltransverse recess 9 and central side edge clearance depressions '10 between said` extremities; The general marginal'V contourv ofl thelocking member or fastener ,'6'. is recell tangular, and 'the side thereof opposite that having y'the recess 9'therein is flat asga't 11..- `r The extremities 4Z and S-bevel or taper fromj a central' ridge12 on one side off vthe memberf or fastener, the recess 9 .being vcentrally ?l'o-,- cated' in said ridge.' As clearly 'shownfby Fig. 4, the' extremity is longitud]nally'.re-V

cessed to form a cord or binder seat 13 with an inner wall 14. following the bevel or ta-r per of said extremity.l ian-opening 15 1s, bored through 'said vextremity 7 v at an angle;

of'incli'nation close to thef'wall 14.: to vrreceive one end of the cord or ybinder'which isvknotrted and secured'to the member or fastener at this point and passesV freely away from' the'T side of the member having theridge 12 and recess 9. Y .y In applying tliefbinder or'rcord andthe improved fastener' or locking'member to fa' ackage, the `tie orlocking memberis held 8. The' binder orcord 5 is vthen passe'dcom# n ythe position shown by Figfl with thev iu`mb of the'oneA hand bearingon the eX rem'ityV 7 to'raise or throw out the-extremity n cord or binder without wearing on or cut the free extremity of the ting the cord,

bein-g` held tautf until the binder or `cord fastener is operated to` completer the tie.

After the binder or cord 5 has been applied as just-explained andas sho-wnby Fig. l, the fastener is slightly shiftedl to the .left ina diagonal-plane andthe extemity- 7-is lifted or, forced outwardly and overturned so'y that the extremity 8 maybe pushed under the'crossed -cord windings as shown by Fig` 2.- VV-henthe fastener is overturned, the fiat side l1 bears on thepackage,.and to completethe tie the fastener isl shifted tothe position! shown by Fig. with the cross windingsof the cord in the seat 12 against thewwall lto hold thefastener against loose movement. By this operation tor overturning movement of the securing tie or locking. member, .a extremity of the binder or cord, l,as at 5a, and atthe Asame time yapositive tension is given to thebinder or cord and the package securely1 fastened :or tiedlwithont resorting. it.` isf-desired to release the to; knots'.` When binder lor cord, the securing tie or locking member is shifted: horizontally recess l2 vand overturned in a reversey direction', ortothe positionshown by Fig.V l,

therebyrelieving orrelaxing the` binderv ory cordfwhich may thenvbe readily ydetached byy un'winding the same from the package.

Thebinder orl cord; 5 isshown inthe'. drawings as being wrapped around the package in a particular manner for the purpose of illustrating4 one. mode of applicationi thereof.- It should be 1 understood, however;A that the cord or binder maybe wrapped .in 'various ways andthe improved fasteneror locking member overturned andlpushedfunder` the cord or binder for giving a tension to the windings ofy the. cord orv binder and preventing accidental looseningfof the latter afterv the` fastener is operatedto secure the'sai'ne. It.

should also be understood' that the improved fastener'orlocking-membermay be made in various si-Zes andthat thebinderory cord may be of different lengths.

@ne oftthe advantagesy of the improved fastener orlocking'member is that the loose extremity' of the cord or binder is notrequired'. to bedrawn into a binding notch orslot, but -on the contrary remains loose andis positively securedrin an automatic manner by' the` overturning ofthe fastener loop is given to thefree` to release thecrOss windings of thecord from: the

around laI packag' or locking member. A further advantage is the cooperative engagement of thel fastener or locking member and the transverse windings of the cord or binder and whereby thelatter and the fasteneror look-ing meme ber4 are heldV against displacement relative to the package and relaxation ofthe cord or bindei and loosening of the package is avoided. A still further advantage is the simplicity and ready application of the cord or bin-der vand the fastener or lockingniember to a package. Av further advantage in the use of the fastener or locking member is the intermediate'ridge which is held in-en. gagement withthepackage andserves to guide the application loflth'e cross nor trans verse windingsof'the cord or binder` and alsol to preven-tfthe` said windings fromwslipe pingba'ckwardlyy under the fastener, especially when the cordor binderis passed under the .extremity 8l` of thel member to produce said .transverse windings.`

What is claimed isz 1. A package tie/consisting of a=locking member to one extremity of which'a'fbinder. is adapted to .be attached, vsaid memb/erhavT ing, a flat side, andl a central transverse ridge yon the opposite side, the 'lattery side/re-V versely beveling, or` sloping ofi" from* said*V ridge toward the ends of themembenzthe ridge Y being formed with i a: fully" open: re'- eess extending. across :the member rfrom one side edge to the'other, thefineinber. being overturned .endwise to secure the windings of' the binder.

2. A. package tie consisting: ofi aY locking member. having one extremity'towwhich a binder isV adapted to'be attached 'and Ithe op-v posite extremity free',A the memberl havingA one iia't side-.and theopposite sid'esformed 105 with an intermediate; ridge extending' fully' from-one side edge to thefopposite side edge thereof, the `side of the imemberlravingfth'e: ridge'being regularly sloped: orfbeveled inv reversey directions from Atheridge toward {the'f 110 opposite ends'oflthe member," the `ridge hav--l ing a'fully open recess .--extending*centrally` thereacross and one sloped orbeveled exi-J tremity `a-lso formed with :af'longitudinal re-v cess to' receive apart ofthev windings of the 115 binder.V

3. A package tie consisting offa locking meiiiber'having the one side thereo'ffroi'iritlie f center-reversely beveled fullyito the opposite ends andiadapted to -havefa bind'errattached' 12o recess to form a seat Which is fully open to receive portions of the binder therein, the side edges of the member having recesses at the opposite terminals of the ridge and intersecting the said seat recess of the ridge.

5. A package tie consisting of a locking member having one binder is adapted to be attached, both extremities of the member on one side being regularly sloped or beveled toward opposite ends and the extremity to which the binder is attached being longitudinally recessed for a portion of its width, the sloped or beveled extremities extending verse ridge. v

6. A package tie, consisting of a locking member having one side fiat and the extremities on the opposite side reversely beveled from a central transverse ridge, the one extremity being reduced in thickness for a portion of its Width and adapted to have a binder secured thereto, the opposite extremity serving as a fulcrum means for an end- Wise overturning movement of the mem- Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing Washington, D. 0J?

extremity to which a from a central transber, and to facilitate slipping, the extremity serving as the fulcrum means endWise under the binder windings and to laterally move the opposite extremity partially under the said windings.

7. A locking member for a package tie.

having a Hat side and the opposite side formed with a central transverse recessed ridge from which the extremities are beveled in reverse directions, the one beveled extremity having a longitudinal recess With an inner guard Wall and an opening for attachment of a binder thereto, the side edges of the member at the opposite terminals of the recessed ridge having binder engaging depressions.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of tWo subscribing Witnesses.

JOHN T. MELSON.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR S. HEARN, LILLIAN W. WHITE.

the Commissioner of Patente, 

